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Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved N1 billion for the training of basic-level teachers across 27 local government areas of the state. The governor announced the approval during the inauguration of newly appointed local government education secretaries in Maiduguri. Over 1,000 teachers with O-Level certificates will undergo additional training to attain minimum teaching qualifications. The training will cover teachers who do not have teaching qualifications but are found to be trainable based on competency tests. Zulum has charged the newly appointed education secretaries to live up to expectations and warned that those found to be underperforming will be replaced. He also allocated 58 utility vehicles to the education secretaries.